Ether 0 #76 August 4, 2008 Quote It's so true! I'm a small girl, and I get wedged between some really big guys. You can lean on me whenever you want, but if I really can't breathe ...and it happens a lot...please give me a bit of space. I'd hate to be known as the girl who passed out on the way to altitude. My feet seem to *always* fall asleep when I'm wedged into a Cessna; somehow it's always a big guy who is sitting between my feet/knees, and the rig ends up sitting fully on my feet pinching them between the BOC and the sides of the plane and the guy on the other side. It makes for some really sloppy exits when I can't put any weight on my feet... I have to just kinda roll out of the plane and then let them wake up while I'm in freefall. Looking for newbie rig, all components... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vskydiver 0 #77 August 4, 2008 Quote Quote I got that. It's still rude. No argument from me. Though if a 105 lb blond chick wants to lay on me, I guess I'll just have to endure for the good of the sport. Awe! Thanks! I'll take you up on it next time we're in the plane together! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #78 August 4, 2008 Hot damn, I made someones sig line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #79 August 5, 2008 Quote I think what's being suggested is that guys like the physical contact that comes from laying on a 105lb blond. Isn't it hard to feel much through six inches of parachute backpacki?Seriously, if you sit up straighter, you fit on the plane better. If you lay way back like a slob, you're taking up other people's space. I agree with V, that's just plain rude. If I'm being squished, i tell the person.If they don't care, I move them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmoothAl 0 #80 August 5, 2008 Lucky bastard! Where's the video footage?! SA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icevideot 0 #81 August 5, 2008 Quotebut at 1/2 altitude my foot usually goes dead and I have to tap on the guy in front and ask if I can reshift my foot. Have you tried quietly saying"I'm sorry but I think I just pulled your pilot chute (or pin or handle whichever is nearer your foot)" Then when they jump up to check it just get comfy. They will be the ones that seemed to disturb the peace. To all the small girls, if you don't speak up then it is partially your fault. If you do speak up and they don't move tell a few guys who don't mind razzing others (you know who they are) and after enough public humiliation I am sure they will be more considerate. For the most part I agree this is whiny b.s. that people need to get over. Protect your handles and get a pin check if you have any doubt."... this ain't a Nerf world." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #82 August 5, 2008 IN the sport 5 years with 500 jumps and a C liscence, and you are just now complaining about people leaning on you sheesh. If you want to have a nice ride to altitude buy your own plane and hire your own pilot.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #83 August 5, 2008 Quote I agree with V ... Well, now you have to say that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 28 #84 August 5, 2008 come on people, cut this guy some slack. after 500 jumps he's finally gotten all brand-spanking-new color-matching gear, suit, shoes & gloves and he doesn't want to get this really expensive state of the art stuff all soiled up by you The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackout 0 #85 August 5, 2008 Haha it is more comfortable to lean on someone and if someone else wants to be more comfortable than they can lean on me....granted i weigh 150ish with gear so me leaning on someone is as bad as 250 pounds leaning on me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hackish 8 #86 August 5, 2008 Reading the responses here you can pretty much tell who is at a cessna DZ and who is not. Even when I felt like I was crushing the person behind me they said no it's fine. So if you really are being squished then where exactly are they sitting? On your legs? On your balls? I know there are assholes in every sport but I can't imagine someone not trying to adjust if you ask them nicely. -Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 38 #87 August 5, 2008 Its funny - I'm always a lot less squashed in a 182 than in a big plane where people crush me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricaH 0 #88 August 5, 2008 My personal fav is the boys who sit with their legs spread well over 90degrees. It's like their balls are sooo huge they simply can't get enough room. There is no can't. Only lack of knowledge or fear. Only you can fix your fear. PMS #227 (just like the TV show) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katinka 0 #89 August 5, 2008 Florida afternoons, my neptune says it's 104, crammed in a full plane, 200 lb. guy in front of me, another behind, sweat dripping down my face, sweaty handshakes all around ~ yeah! It's all good (til somebody farts!) I don't like people getting in my space normally, not at the store or bank, etc. Eight of us jostling for couch space the other night watching skydiving videos when we realized we could just stack up like on the plane! It's part of what I love about skydiving: this is your family, squish in! Just stay away from me under canopy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bclark 0 #90 August 5, 2008 QuoteSeriously, if you sit up straighter, you fit on the plane better. If you lay way back like a slob, you're taking up other people's space. I agree with V, that's just plain rude. If I'm being squished, i tell the person.If they don't care, I move them. I agree. Leaners make it hard to load a full aircraft because they take up far more space than people who sit up straight. I will also nicely ask a person who is leaning on me to sit up straight. Then if they don't, I will not nicely ask them. If people are taught to load the aircraft correctly, there is no reason to lean. An Otter with 23 jumpers on it is no place to be lounging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #91 August 5, 2008 thats why my favorites are the girls who sit that way Fly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks2065 0 #92 August 5, 2008 those are pillows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #93 August 5, 2008 I love the ride to altitude. I find it peaceful and use it as a time to focus and visualize. I don't notice or mind a little bit of platonic limb or torso contact with my neighbor. I've never felt like anyone was hurting me or making me uncomfortable. However, if I'm not comfortable, I adjust my body position in my seat, until I am comfortable. The people sitting around us are most often those whom we are jumping with, so shouldn't it be easy enough to communicate to one another, if there are issues with comfort? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #94 August 5, 2008 Quote What happened to common courtesy? Like doing your fellow jumper a solid by allowing him/her to lean back a bit so his head isn't in the ceiling? What's funny is when we go out in public, forget our surroundings, and sit like that in a booth at a restaurant. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #95 August 5, 2008 Quote forget our surroundings, and sit like that in a booth at a restaurant. Blues, Dave But are you big spoon or little spoon? My thoughts: I try not to lean excessively on people - sometimes it can't be helped.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #96 August 5, 2008 Some may call it leaning (cup 1/2 empty people) whilst others call it supporting (cup 1/2 full folks). (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #97 August 6, 2008 Quote Like doing your fellow jumper a solid by allowing him/her to lean back a bit so his head isn't in the ceiling? Ya know, I bump my head on the ceiling of your Caravan too. The straddle bench is maybe a touch high for us 6'+ folks. No worries, though.Really looking forward to the September Let's-Freaking-Drive-to-Ritzville Boogie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vskydiver 0 #98 August 6, 2008 Quote The people sitting around us are most often those whom we are jumping with, so shouldn't it be easy enough to communicate to one another, if there are issues with comfort? Yes, I guess I'm just a bit shy about bothering people that are squishing me. It doesn't happen all the time but sometimes... I've had people take pictures of me all squished in the plane and my rig popping out at weird angles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #99 August 6, 2008 I tend to lean back a little, and then bend my knees. If my legs are too straight, somebody invariably has their shoe in my shin, or an elbow on my thigh. Bending my knees is self-preservation. I hope that one day, I will have resolved everything else so that I can consider "leaning" to be a problem. Currently, I am trying to overcome sweating and smelling bad, but Florida weather has the upper hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #100 August 6, 2008 Yeah! And everybody all squished in and the TIs yelling, "Make room for the tandems!" I mean, what's up wid dat?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
